Politics www.nytimes.com David Koch, billionaire who fueled right-wing movement, dies at 79 A man-about-town philanthropist, he and his brother Charles ran a business colossus while furthering a libertarian agenda that reshaped American politics.
Politics www.nytimes.com How the Koch brothers are killing public transit projects around the country In communities across the country, the billionaire conservatives are waging a sophisticated fight against new rail projects and bus routes.